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Last Edit: Jan 8, 2006 15:03:25 GMT by charlie
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I'm very keen to ID the mystery green saloon. Any ideas? And does anybody know more about the Mitsubishi Colt Galant Coupe GTO?
Charlie
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It’s a Simca 1300 saloon, common scrapyard fodder over here! Like a french morris marina.
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Last Edit: Jan 9, 2006 14:13:56 GMT by Mr_Bo11ox
1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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how many names does my car have? ?? ;D i thought saturn was just the plymouth version.
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"quote hairnet"
I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$!
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Wierd but cool thing is sunny based. Someone should cobble one together over here (*stares at Rmad with intent*)
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bryn
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Some cool stuff there, never been, must be an interesting place. The saloon looks very much like a Simca 1501, or a locally produced/badged derivative of.
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Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.
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bryn
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It’s a Simca 1300 saloon, common scrapyard fodder over here! Like a french morris marina. Does the 1300/1500 bit refer to engine size or seconds to 60mph? Also available in fresh wagon flavour...
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Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.
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the gto is a coupe based on the galant saloons of the seventies. usually come with either a 1.6 or 2.0 straight 4. styling is absolutly fookin gorgeous.
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"quote hairnet"
I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$!
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The funny Sunny-based pickup is called Queencab in some Asian markets.....
What you say is a Honda (blue estate thing) is a Toyota 800/Publica, I believe.
Big turquoise Datsun is a Cedric (330 model).
I posted pic's of a UK Galant GTO a few months ago, they are seriously nice. Will do a search for it.........
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This is one of these The MUTT (Military Utility Tactical Truck) a decendant of the WW2 Jeep. Normal US ARMY GS Fodder during the 'nam conflict. They have been made from 1959 to 1988 (a long time) and only recently have come out of the US Army inventory, although other forces (Greece, Turkey) still use them. I like them and hope to be purchasing one in the near future
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That UK Mitsubishi GTO has plastic wheel arch extenders also. I tried a google image search and coundn't find a single one. Was I being stupid? Must be rare worldwide as well as being rare UK.
Charlie
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Remember that Mitsubishi used the Colt brand name here back then, and probably other markets too, before it became a model in its own right. IIRC, think those arches are standard - look a nice size for other stuff too! Try and get some pic's up from a brochure tonight.
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Wierd but cool thing is sunny based. Someone should cobble one together over here (*stares at Rmad with intent*) My missus has got a '95 Sunny estate the same shape as this....I wonder if she'd mind?
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That UK Mitsubishi GTO has plastic wheel arch extenders also. I tried a google image search and coundn't find a single one. Was I being stupid? Must be rare worldwide as well as being rare UK. Charlie As a whole the GTO is not rare but there are particular years in the production that are more rare than the others, one has a honeycomb grille and slightly different shape to the tail-lights, my brother's friend had one of those, unfortunately, I have no pictures of it, but here's a link to the NZ GTO club website;
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Skyline: 1963 - 1973 - 1983 Sunny: 1982 450SLC: 1973 Navara: 1992 Gloria: 1992
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Oh, a FWIW, the best of the best GTO was the JDM only GTO MR which came with a DOHC 1600 with 5 speed and bonnet scoops! Edit; w00t, that website had a picture of my brother's friends car; He got it completely restored, inside, engine and outside.
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Skyline: 1963 - 1973 - 1983 Sunny: 1982 450SLC: 1973 Navara: 1992 Gloria: 1992
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